Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-26
Obituary..

In the following brief notice an at
tempt will be made rather to magnify
the grace of God as displayed in his
servant than to eulogize the dead
Died, at his residence in the village
of Hazel Green, of chronic bronchitis,
Mr.. Peter Skinner, aged SO years.
Mr.. Skinner was born in Cornwall,
England. in the year 1918. During his
early days and up to manhood he was
characterized by an honest and upright
spirit. When eighteen years of age be
was led TO the footstool of divine mercy.
Earnestly did he wrestle with God in
prayer, nor did he wrestle in vain. The
day-spring from on high visited his
longing spirit; all the darkness of un-
belief and all the gloom of doubt were
entirely dispersed.
Fear gave place to flial love
And peace o'erflowed his heart.
His soul was happy in God. After his
conversion his love to the public and
private means of grace was exemplary,
nothing but positive necessity kept him
at any time from it, In 1916 Brother
Skinner with his family emigrated to
this country and took up his residence in
Hazel Green, and he has been resident
of this place ever since. He brought
the religion of Christ with him and on
his arrival at the Green he joined the
Methodist church. For 81 years he
served the church of Christ in several
capacities. As a class leader he was
excellent. his instructions were clear,
scriptural and experimental, and given
in a most affectionate manner. As a
steward he was faithful in the discharge
of his duties and as a Sunday school
superintendent few excelled him. For
81 years did he go in and out with an
embellished character. His piety was
evidenced by an adherence of all evil.
He had strictly conscientious regard
tor the Lords day-the word Of God
was his daily study and delight, his
mind was well stored with divine truth
and heavenly wisdom. He found the
truth of the Psalmist's words ''great
peace have they which love thy law. "
His confidence in God never failed him.
A few days before his death several
friends visited him, to one he said,
"Death has no sting, Christ has taken
away the sting of death and Christ is
thine" This was just the last flicker
ing flame of the expiring lamp of this
life. After this his weakness so mitch
prevailed and death seemed near till at
length the mortal sunk into immortality
and the immortal took It's flight forever
saved lin the presence of the eternal
God.
To say Bro. Skinner had no faults
would be to say be was not human,
but he seemed 10 approach as near the
standard of Christian perfection as is
given to man in this sin-stricken world,
and if humbleness of mind, tenderness
of conscience, modesty of department,
genuine sincerity, love for God and his
ordinances possess any claims to Chris
tianity, then Bro. Skinner lived and
died a Christian. He fell asleep in
Jesus on Sunday, May 1st, at twenty
minutes before II O clock a. M. On the
following Tuesday his remains were in
TERED in the Hazel Green cemetery.
Rev. q. Cook preached very impress
i've and appropriate sermon on the oc-
casion from the words "Let me die the
death of the righteous and let my last
end be like his" The family have the
genuine sympathy of the entire COM
munity in their sore bereavement and
may the mantle of love that fell from
the deceased fall on the sorrowing
family. w. HARVEY.
Hazel Green, May 20, 1887.